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    GULLET

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The passage between the pharynx and the stomachplay

    Synonyms:

    esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("gullet" is a kind of...):

    passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)

    muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

    Meronyms (parts of "gullet"):

    epicardia (the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach)

    cardiac sphincter (the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction)

    Holonyms ("gullet" is a part of...):

    alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

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